The territorial delegate for Educational Development and Vocational Training, María José Martín, has maintained a meeting with the festival organizers «Festikids» and the «Granada 2031 Unicaja Foundation Fusion Festival« with the aim of consolidating and expanding educational collaboration. The meeting, held at the Regional Delegation, was attended by the director of both competitions, Jorge Rodríguez Morata, along with Juan Antonio Rosado, CEO of APDI Group, a company collaborating on both projects; and Alberto Fernández Gutiérrez, trustee in Granada of the Unicaja Foundation.
Festikids grows
During the meeting, the main new developments were discussed. Festikids, which in its 2026 edition It includes a specific course aimed at teachers. This training will revolve around the motto "Falla, roots and time" and It will be held at the APDI Group headquarters in Granada, at Calle Cárcel Baja, 19.
In addition, the festival will have the collaboration of The Granada Provincial Council, which will host educational concerts in different municipalities, thus reinforcing its educational and territorial dimension.
Within the framework of this collaboration, the seventh edition of Festikids Early Music Performance Award, organized together with the Pedagogical Cabinet of Fine Arts of Granada and linked to the Granada Early Music Festival.
Under the motto “Fault, roots and time”, this edition pays tribute to the composer Manuel de Falla on the 150th anniversary of his birth, highlighting his relationship with early music as the basis of the Spanish musical tradition.
You will be able to Students from conservatories, music schools, institutes and primary schools will participate. from the province. Registrations will be open between February 23 and April 16, 2026 by sending a video with the interpretation of a work composed up to 1750.
New features
The top three finishers will participate in the awards ceremony recital, scheduled for May 14 at the Federico García Lorca Center. They will receive musical training, educational materials, and a commemorative engraving. Created by students of the José Val del Omar School of Art and Design.
New features, A specific training offer for teachers is included, focusing on Falla's repertoire and attention to diversity. The festival will also provide transportation to winning schools outside the capital.
Granada 2031 Unicaja Foundation Fusion Festival
On the other hand, the evolution of the Granada 2031 Fundación Unicaja Festival Fusión, a recently created event that seeks to replicate the educational model of Festikids through educational concerts. Although it does not include a competitive section, its organizers have shown their willingness to incorporate new proposals in collaboration with the Territorial Delegation, with the aim of enriching its educational and cultural programming.
